Reinhard Baumgart was born on July 7, 1929 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for Wahnfried (1986), Der Dichter und seine Stadt (1964) and Sommer in Lesmona (1987). He died on July 2, 2003 in Lake Garda, Italy.